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Is Science the Only Way to Truth?0
- Science
- July 31, 2017
Since the early twentieth century, disciplines such as English, history, and philosophy have suffered from enemies both within and without. It’s time to fight back. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Paula Marantz Cohen, an English professor at Drexel University, responds to those in the scientific community who downplay the importance of
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The 5 ‘Isms’ That Destroyed Education 0
- Education
- July 31, 2017
It is increasingly believed that the United States’ education system has lost its way; that it is in crisis. During the century-long reign of progressivism in U.S. schools, basic proficiency has declined, the racial and economic achievement gaps have not been closed (in fact, they’ve widened), and American students have fallen behind their international peers.
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Intelligence is Worth Little Without Wisdom 0
- Education
- July 31, 2017
As I went for my usual afternoon walk on my old campus at Notre Dame – recalling the class I had in that building, the conversation I had over there, the quiet moments reading on that bench there – I became aware of the creeping feeling of regret, as happens every so often. You see,
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Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew Poem Still Matters 0
- Culture
- July 31, 2017
At sundown on July 31, Jews around the world will observe Tisha B’av, the most somber of Jewish holidays. It commemorates the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians and then, almost seven centuries later, in A.D. 70, by the Romans. Jews will remember these two historic calamities along with many others,
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Christian Persecution: What Can Be Done?0
- History
- July 31, 2017
Images of persecuted Christians have not inflicted less emotional pain for the fact that they have become altogether too commonplace. Their fellow believers, and benevolent people of all backgrounds, have asked what they can do about it. A new book delves deeply into the topic before coming to a surprising conclusion: The first step to aiding the tortured Body
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The Dumbest Laws in Each of the 50 States 0
- Culture
- July 31, 2017
In recent weeks, we’ve seen 5-year-olds fined for selling lemonade, pet sitters ticketed for watching cats without a permit, teens handcuffed for selling bottles of water to thirsty people, and efforts to criminalize screen time for kids. It got us thinking: how many silly, outrageous, and/or superfluous laws are there out there? Here are 50 laws that will make
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